LINKIn fact, the tragedy is that there has been no hard evidence whatsoever to justify Commissioner Roger S. Goodell’s decision to suspend the Saints’ General manager, coaches and current & former players, as well as forfeiting their top draft pick prior to the 2012 season. Now that most of the real facts have emerged, it is evident that the Commissioner jumped the shark in his zeal and rush to judgment against the New Orleans Saints. [/quote]

I'm not about to give that writer or his paper any kudos. Where were he and his colleagues across the country when this thing first broke? Why weren't they doing their job to uncover the truth then instead of just assuming it was all true?

That letter is well written, and in most circumstances that is how one should apologize. But I don't want him to apologize. I want him to go down in court. I want him to apologize as he is fitted into an orange jumpsuit. Goodell doesn't deserve the good press he would eventually get by apologizing that well. People would forgive him and commend him on his honesty. I want none of that. I want him to remain the villain. He doesn't deserve the relief of revealing the truth. Die with your lie.

quote:Where were he and his colleagues across the country when this thing first broke? Why weren't they doing their job to uncover the truth then instead of just assuming it was all true?

Not an excuse, but I don't think anyone outside of Roger's inner circle would believe the league would lie and spin they way they did. Surely a multibillion dollar entity with the best counsel money could buy would not just make shite up.

quote:Surely a multibillion dollar entity with the best counsel money could buy would not just make shite up.

That was my intial reaction but if they have real evidence, why not release it? What they have released has been grossly mischaracterized. I still don't understand what really happened. I see no motivation for Goodel to make it up, but . . .